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No. 19 of 130 ·Data recovery software

PhotoRec

Windows · Mac · Linux

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Freedom report

Two barsScore 6.9

Free tierNo free tier on record
Open codeNo open-source code on record
Runs widely3 of 6 device platforms
DocumentedPlans, terms and facts published

PhotoRec is ranked #19 of 130 in data recovery software on Freedom251, made by PhotoRec. It runs on Linux, macOS, Windows.

PhotoRec plans and pricing

PhotoRec Not published Free and open source · GNU GPL v2 or later · Multi-platform file recovery cgsecurity.org · 21 Sept 2026

PhotoRec Not published Free and open source · GNU GPL v2 or later · Multi-platform file recovery cgsecurity.org · 21 Sept 2026

Compared on data recovery software

Free plan: Yes
Recovery sources: hard disks; CD-ROMs; memory cards; USB memory drives; DD raw images; EnCase E01 images
Operating systems: Windows; Linux; macOS; DOS; FreeBSD; NetBSD; OpenBSD; Solaris; other Unix systems
Memory card recovery: Yes
RAID recovery: Yes

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